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Microscopes and Magnification: The right tools for the right task

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Term 1 2025 PLD | Unpacking moderation, writing and critiquing assessment tasks

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Science Teaching Leadership Programme (STLP): Growing leadership in science education

For schools wanting to make an impact on student engagement and achievement in science, an...

Environmentalist | Stephanie Dijkstra

Stephanie is a Māori environmental scientist specialising in intergenerational outcomes and the interweaving of mātauranga...

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Pounamu is highly valued as a symbol of national identity and a taonga to Māori....

Overseas trained teachers: Insights and challenges

There is a growing shortage of Science teachers in New Zealand for the positions advertised....

Conservation Biologist | John Perrott

A mātauranga Scientist/communicator and Associate Professor/Research Ecologist at the AUT School of Science, specialising in...

Uncovering history with science: forensic science and human remains

Forensic science can be tasked with identifying the identity of human remains. And the process...

S1.3 NZASE | Practice assessment resources

S1.4 NZASE | Practice assessment resources

Safety and Science | Guidance for Aotearoa New Zealand schools and kura

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Micrometeorologist | Christian Stiegler

A Greenhouse Gas Emissions Scientist with the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA),...

Science Communicators | Mike Stone and Jenny Rankine: Sharing science with the public

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